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David McCullough
Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt.$20.99

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Two Years before the Mast

Richard Henry Dana
Two Years before the Mast gives a vivid and detailed account of a common sailor’s way of life and wretched treatment at sea.$44.99

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Call To Conscience, A: Eulogy for the Young Victims of the 16th St Baptist Church Bombing

Martin Luther King JR
From the "Call to Conscience" collection, " Eulogy for the Young Victims of the 16th St Baptist Church Bombing" is Dr King's eulogy at the funeral service.$1.99

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D. H. Lawrence in 90 Minutes

Paul Strathern
D. H. Lawrence in 90 Minutes offers a concise, expert account of Lawrence's life and ideas and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand his place in the world.$9.99

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Call To Conscience, A: Where Do We Go From Here ?

Martin Luther King JR
From the "Call to Conscience" collection, "Where Do We Go From Here ?", delivered in August of 1967 at the 11th Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta Georgia.$1.99

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Good Man of Nanking, The: The Diaries of John Rabe

Edited by Edwin Wickert; Translated by John E. Woods
"Riveting, inspiring, terrifying, and tragically sad."- New York Times Book Review$19.99

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John Adams

David McCullough
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot.$21.99

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Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes

Paul Strathern
In Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Dostoevsky's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand his place...$8.99

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A. Lincoln: A Biography Ronald C. White, Jr. In this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity. $29.99 » More Info
Adrift on an Ice Pan Sir Wilfred Grenfell In 1908 Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, a medical missionary in northern Newfoundland, was traveling by dog team to treat a patient. Grenfell’s own account of his near-fatal misadventure. $11.99 » More Info
Against All Hope: The Prison Memoirs of Armando Valladares Armando Valladares; Translated by Andrew Hurley “Mr. Valladares offers a record of dearly bought knowledge that no one can afford to overlook.”—Wall Street Journal $27.99 » More Info
Alan Bennett: Telling Tales Alan Bennett Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style... $16.49 » More Info
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	Lives of the Twelve Caesars Suetonius $20.75 7 hours 15 minutes Suetonius wrote Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around 70AD. He chronicled their extraordinary careers, presenting perspicacious insights into the men as much as their reigns. » More Info				Trial and the Death of Socrates Plato $14.25 4 hours 40 minutes The trial and death of Socrates remains a powerful document not least because it gives a first-hand account of the end of one of the greatest figures in history. » More Info



	Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory $17.99 6 hours 30 minutes The million-copy best seller...now a major motion picture, two sisters compete for the greatest prize: the love of a king. » More Info				Call To Conscience, A: The Birth Of A New Nation Martin Luther King JR $1.99 26 minutes From the "Call to Conscience" collection, "The Birth of a New Nation" ignited the modern civil rights movement. Introduction written and read by Rev Leon H Sullivan. » More Info

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Never Tell Our Business to Strangers: A Memoir

Jennifer Mascia
Never Tell Our Business to Strangers will captivate and enthrall, both with its unrelenting revelations and its honest, witty heart.$27.99

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My Early Life: A Roving Commission

Winston Churchill
This is the story of Mr. Churchill’s life, from his early apprentice days at Harrow and Sandhurst, through his active military service, to his first adventures in politics and literature.$22.99

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Thomas Wolsey, the Late Cardinal: His Life and Death

George Cavendish; Edited by Roger Lockyer
Listen to a personal account of a prominent figure during one of the most pivotal times in England’s history: the Tudor period.$19.99

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Yebegaw Mebrek (The Summer Thunder) – Biography of Jegama Kelo

Peter B. Schulze
Yebegaw Mebrek (The Summer Thunder) is the biography of one of the most famous military generals of Ethiopia, General Jagama Kelo.$9.99

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